Russell Armstrong and Taylor Armstrong leaving BOA Steakhouse in West Hollywood in January
Russell Armstrong - famous for being the husband of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills "star" Taylor Armstrong - killed himself last night at a friend's house on Mulholland Drive in L.A. He was 47. Just a month ago, Taylor filed for divorce from Russell and a few stories were leaked [by her] that he was abusing her both physically and emotionally. In other words, this suicide is completely her fault. From TMZ:
Our sources say Armstrong hanged himself. He was found hanging in his bedroom on Mulholland Drive. We're told L.A. City Fire Department arrived at his home and pronounced him dead at 8:16 PM Monday. Sources say a roommate found Russell and called 911.
We're told authorities have not found a suicide note ... no drugs or alcohol were found in the bedroom where Russell died. He was fully clothed when his body was discovered.
I think this goes without saying, but killing yourself is a bit extreme. People would have eventually forgotten that he was on a reality show . . .
*8 Russell Armstrong pictures total in the gallery:
Amy Winehouse was found dead at her house in Northern London this morning. She was 27. According to police, the cause of death isn't immediately clear, but I think we can rule out a skateboarding accident. More on Monday . . .
Sky's home affairs correspondent Mark White says it is believed the singer died of a suspected drug overdose but officially her death is being treated as "unexplained." The London Ambulance Service was called to her flat just after 4pm but were unable to save her life. Sky sources said the singer was "beyond help" when paramedics arrived.
"On arrival, officers found the body of a 27-year-old female who was pronounced dead at the scene," a police statement said.
"Beyond help" when the paramedics arrived? She's been beyond help for years. So a lot like Lindsay Lohan's career.
Jackass star Ryan Dunn posted a picture on his Tumblr last night of himself at a bar drinking with friends. He then left said bar in a 2007 Porsche 911 GT3, which has 415 horsepower and a top speed of 193 mph. I bet you'll never guess what happened . . .
"Jackass" star Ryan Dunn was the driver in this morning's fatal crash ... this according to cops who also say Dunn's car was "fully engulfed in flames" when officials arrived to the scene. The West Goshen Township Police Department says officers found Dunn's 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 "off the road and in the woods."
Both Dunn and his passenger "died as a result of injuries sustained in the accident." Cops will release more information on the passenger once officials can positively identify the body. Cops say "speed may have been a contributing factor to the accident."
The most fucked up thing about this story is that Ryan's episode (with Steve-O) of Minute to Win It aired last night. In a sense, he was in two horrible car accidents, both figuratively and literally, in one night.
Porn star Echo Valley -- not her given name -- died last month in San Antonio because, well, her boobs were too big. Valley was most famous for starring in Big Busted Goddesses of Las Vegas, Tittanic, Busty Broads in Uniform, and Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay. No, really, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay is actually a real movie. From Fox:
An adult entertainer living in San Antonio dies in a weekend crash. Friends say the body that made her money may be to blame for her death. That crash happened [last month] in Real County along US-83 near Leakey. 56-year-old Cynthia Gillig-Stone [aka "Echo Valley"] was spending the weekend in Utopia with her horse "Fire".
Saturday night she was turning into a bar when her small Pontiac was rear-ended by a pickup. Cynthia was ejected from her car and died at the scene. A state trooper says she wasn't wearing her seatbelt.
Her roommate John Lopez says Cynthia had problems with seatbelts because of her very large breasts -- size 65NN. He claims, as an adult entertainer, she had the third-largest breasts in the U.S. And that made driving a challenge.
Am I the only one who thinks it's a little ironic that a porn star died after being "rear-ended"? This chick probably pulled more trains than Thomas the Tank Engine. Of course you can't really blame her, R.I.P., for not wearing a seatbelt -- she already had two built-in airbags. The bottom line is that safety just wasn't a big concern for Ms. Valley -- which might explain why her co-stars never wore a condom.
Macho Man Randy Savage -- who twice reigned as the WWF Champion in the late 80s/early 90s -- died today after his Jeep Wrangler slammed into a tree in Florida (the heart attack probably didn't help). He was 58. R.I.P.
I was going to make a joke about Miss Elizabeth being unavailable for comment because she was out whoring with the Iron Sheik, but it turns out she died of a drug overdose in 2003. So basically, this is the most depressing post ever. I might as well post video of the 9/11 jumpers.
Elizabeth Taylor passed away this morning from congestive heart failure. She was 79. From CNN:
Taylor died "peacefully today in Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles," said a statement from her publicist. She was hospitalized six weeks ago with congestive heart failure, "a condition with which she had struggled for many years. Though she had recently suffered a number of complications, her condition had stabilized and it was hoped that she would be able to return home. Sadly, this was not to be."
Though a two-time Oscar winner -- for "Butterfield 8" (1960) and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" (1966) -- Taylor was more celebrated for simply being Elizabeth Taylor: sexy, glamorous, tempestuous, fragile, always trailing courtiers, media and fans. She wasn't above playing to that image -- she had a fragrance called "White Diamonds" -- or mocking it.
"I am a very committed wife," she once said. "And I should be committed too -- for being married so many times."
It's sad that my only memory of Elizabeth is that of a frail old woman being pushed around in a wheelchair. While downloading some pics of her this morning, it struck me just how beautiful she was. I can almost guarantee you that pervert John Mayer is working on some kind of time machine right now so he can travel back to 1952, get her drunk, and sing some gay song to her.
*5 Elizabeth Taylor pictures total in the gallery:
Leslie Nielsen died yesterday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida of pneumonia. He was 84. Wait a minute, why are people still dying of pneumonia? This is 2010, right? We put a man on the Moon 40 fucking years ago. Seems like we should have figured out how to stop 1845's #1 cause of death since then. This is bullshit.
Gary Coleman died of an intracranial hemorrhage this morning at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, after falling and hitting his head at his home on Wednesday. He was 42. In midget years, that's like 110, so he had a pretty good run. Rest in peace Gary.
Brittany Murphy's widower Simon Monjack was found dead last night at the couple's home in the Hollywood Hills. Initial reports say he finally succumbed to his broken heart. I'm totally kidding. It was drugs. From TMZ:
One well-placed source says, "There were a number of pill bottles on the nightstand in the bedroom, and some were empty."
There is, obviously, an eerie similarity to the death of Monjack's wife, Brittany Murphy, just five months ago. In her case an array of prescription drugs were found on the nightstand of the same bedroom where Monjack died. Many of the drugs on Simon's nightstand were the same as the ones found after Brittany died.
One law enforcement source says the two causes of death that seem most plausible at the moment are "natural" and "accidental drug overdose."
Monjack told TMZ recently he had suffered a heart attack during the incident last November when he had a medical emergency aboard an airplane.
Brittany's mother, Sharon Murphy, discovered Monjack's body last night. She is also the one who found her daughter, Brittany, unconscious and on the floor of the bathroom five months earlier.
Accidental overdose my ass. This sounds like another scheme by Simon to get at Brittany and her money. This guy is one evil calculating motherfucker.
Corey Haim is all over the news today, but not in the "career-boosting way" he had hoped for. Um, he died. From L.A.'s KTLA News:
Actor and former teen idol Corey Haim has died at the age of 38, the Los Angeles Police Department has confirmed to KTLA.
Haim died at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday of an apparent accidental overdose, according to the LAPD's North Hollywood Division.
Coroner's Lt. Cheryl MacWillie said an autopsy would determine an official cause of death.
Haim was found unresponsive inside a unit at the Oakwood Apartment Complex, located between Burbank and the Hollywood Hills, police said.
The Canadian-born actor, who has struggled with drug addiction, was pronounced dead Providence St. Joseph's Medical Center in Burbank, police said.
Oh great, so much for The Two Coreys reunion show. 15 or 16 people are going to be so disappointed. Dammit, Corey Feldman was counting on that $100 appearance fee. "I'm sorry kids, there's no Christmas this year because your Uncle Corey had access to the finest drug treatment centers in the world for the past 20 years, but told them to fuck off."
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